Yeah, Baby

by Meghann on April 20, 2012

Gooooddddd Morning!

It’s Friday, Friday, Friday and I just returned from a gorgeous 6 mile run around my parents’ neighborhood. I love running around here because it’s a nice change of scenery from my runs back home. I ran by some swamps (while keeping my eye out for alligators) and through one of my favorite parks I used to visit all the time as a kid.

About a mile away from the house – you know, that mile away where you’re almost done and are a hot, sweaty mess? – I had a truck drive by and give a big honk while yelling “yeah, baby.” I couldn’t help but laugh. Did I just get a cat call?

In the 4+ years I’ve been running (has it really been 4+ years?!?) I’ve only had a cat call a couple of times while running. Most people seem to drive by per usual on their way to work and – you know – this is 2012 after all. Who cat calls anymore?

Have you ever had a cat call while running?

After my run I found my dad in the kitchen making breakfast – perfect timing, right?

I’ll have two scrambled eggs with a toasted mini bagel and butter, please. 🙂

I cut the pear and strawberries myself. The pear was extra ripe and extra juicy. Yum!

My dad took the day off to help with set-up. As I said last night, we have a lot of work ahead of us. Let’s use these as the before shots.

I’m with Lindsey on the regular cat calls, but I also run alongside pretty large-ish roads. I don’t mind them so much because it’s not a big distraction, but I HATE the honks. I literally jump up whenever that happens because it scares the crap out of me.Lena @Fit on the Rocks recently posted..Can I Die Eating This?

Hahaha me too! It happens all the time, always scares the crap out of me, and then makes me wonder whyyyy?
And I’m not even that attractive!! hahaAli @SeeAliEatSeeAliRun recently posted..The great shoe debate

Hahaha – I think cat calls are hysterical when I’m running. Although half the time I don’t even really hear them, because I have my music on. I do tend to stay on backroads and in neighborhoods more often though, because I like the scenery better!Leah @ Chocolate and Wild Air recently posted..April update: Southern pride

Oh I hate getting honked at and getting cat calls! Whenever I lived in Dallas it used to happen all the time but it doesn’t really happen in my college town which is surprising since it’s full of 22 year old “men”. I just think it’s obnoxious..Sarah recently posted..Breakfast For Dinner

I can’t think of any cat calls but its so obvious when the driver turns “HIS” entire head around as if to “see who is running”. Seriously, keep your eyes on the road buddy and…..if I know you I now think you are a little weird, if I don’t know you then I think you are a perv b/c I wonder if you are checking out younger girls like that too? It’s just weird. (Or maybe some men are just weird that way?) ha!

Or maybe its a male thing like holding a remote in one hand and a beer in the other….a male sees a girl running and they feel the need to turn their head? Go figure?Kathy recently posted..This is it!

Bahahahaha I love cat calls. I don’t really do a lot of running outside (I’m trying to do more), but I do get cat calls when I’m walking through my parking lot. Does that count? Hahahaha. They make me laugh, because the last several times they’ve been from (what I can assume are) high school boys.

Enjoy the day – hope you succeed in crossing everything off of your list!Yellow Haired Girl recently posted..Nervous Nellie

Pretty sure the only time I get cat calls are when it’s a big truck like you mentioned! Random people honking and then idiot teenagers who like to swerve towards you are always fun too!abbi recently posted..Marketing that has worked

Cat calls always make me laugh. When I lived in my last apartment, my running route went by a firehouse. Many a time I would get a honk from a fire truck going by and a big smile from a fireman. It always made my day! <3 firemen!Sarah @Blonde Bostonian recently posted..Ignoring My Body

Ugh, in the summer the cat calling can get ridiculous! I just don’t understand why people do it! What do they really expect to come out of that? Haha, a date? Anyway, have fun setting up the wedding shower! I’m sure it will look great when you’re all done! Happy Friday!Daphne @ Candy Coated Runner recently posted..Can HEELS and RUNNING be friends?

I’ve heard and seen a lot in the bad neighborhood I’m from. Let’s leave it at that 😉

Oh, and I call Prius’ raper cars because 2 have snuck up on me while I’m running and I didn’t realize until they were 2 feet away! Luckily it was just to ask directions.RunEatRepeat recently posted..I Don’t Trust You

Haha, you should come run with me in Baltimore. I get at least one, most days 2 or 3 cat calls EVERY run. Many years ago I actually had a guy slow down and try to pick me up!Beth @ 990 Square recently posted..The Jameson Experience, Midleton, Co Cork

Let me know if you need any help tonight or if you just need a break and want to grab a beer or something. Eric won’t be back from DC until late tonight and I’ll just be around the house alone and bored. I’ll probably be back in town around 6pm.

I don’t get cat calls often, but I have gotten them. Or people will honk their horns. It’s annoying, and I really don’t see the point in it. But oh well. People can be goofy sometimes. 😉Kristen @ notsodomesticated recently posted..Pure randomness … just because.

The only time I really get cat calls while running is when I’m visiting my parents! There’s one long stretch of a busy road, I always seem to get at least one cat call when I hit up that road. Here on the busy streets of Boston, I’m usually ignored, or the best is when someone cheers you on or asks for a high five!! Only happened a couple of times in the many years I’ve been running but I guess that’s what makes it so special!

I am not sure you can call it a cat-call, but 2 years ago (15 lbs heavier) I was running (fighting bad shin splints) through town, and a car full of teenaged boys drove buy and yelled, “Keep running, FATTY!!!”.

I nearly cried…. in retrospect, it doesn’t bother me much. At least I can lose weight, they can’t change the fact that they are ugly people. 🙂

Cat calls used to happen a lot to me, but I think I just live near many obnoxious young people. It always scared the crap out of me because I’d be in the zone and the honk would be blaringly loud and jolting.Lynda @ Hit The Road Jane recently posted..Honey Stinger and FitFluential

I often run right by the local high school right about the time school lets out. (am I a glutton for punishment?) Cars full of teenage boys LOVE catcalling. I take it as a compliment. At least I don’t look like somebody’s mom!

I’ve gotten a few cat calls while running. I just wave at them and smile! I also have gotten a few horn honks while biking and running. I just wish they would wait until after they had passed me so that I don’t have heart attacks (while biking and running).

I get honks but I assume I know the person. I probably do most of the time. I like people saying Hi. Doesn’t bother me. I hope seeing me out there running motivates them. It does me when I see people out. HOWEVER, once while running in summer a truck drove by and the guy yelled “Show me your boobs!!” I figure since I’m 41 and running isn’t always pretty I’m glad someone wanted to see them!! People are funny. And stupid

I find cat calls so annoying. It happened this week and the guy was stuck at red light. I finally turned around and said stop being so rude. Next time I’ll ask, “didn’t your mother teach you any manners?”Socal Rachel recently posted..Snakes, Tigers, Buffalo and Death – Jan 21

When I run by the river downtown, especially in the summer I get a lot of comments from the inhabitants of the park. Sometimes they are positive, but I’ve also been told then I’m fat, ugly, or need to quit wearing spandex. You know, says the overweight gentleman smoking on the park bench. I hate running by myself down there. I try to run with a couple of male coworkers to keep the pervs and a-holes at bay.Laura is Undeterrable recently posted..Friday Favorites

I get stared at for awhile or cat called almost every run I go on down where I live… I guess there’s just a lot of inappropriate and immature guys in the area I live in. It gets a little annoying, especially when there are the creepers who drive along slowly behind to watch…. ugh. That makes me cringe:(

I hate cat calls! First I usually get spooked by them because someone yells at me. Second, most people who give cat calls out are gross. I really want to just flip them off.Angela @ Happy Fit Mama recently posted..Training Plans and a Headstand Pose Challenge?

Ugh. Cat calls are one of the most unfortunate consequences of running, I think. Oddly, they seem to happen more often when I wear a running skirt, despite the fact that I look downright gross, no matter what I am wearing during a run. Just goes to show, guys will chase after anything in a skirt!BroccoliHut recently posted..The Quinoa Craze

My sister and I once got cat calls in the dead of winter when we were all bundled up in our poofy winter jackets. It was one of the strangest and most hilarious things ever.Chelsea @ Designs on Dinner recently posted..Banana Split Breakfast